Oscar nomination voting begins the next day Wednesday, Jan. 8.
In 2020 Ito was listed as one of the 100 most influential people in the world by TIME magazine.
Its been very healing to me because its a very personal story to me, she said.
Shiori Itō in ‘Black Box Diaries’MTV Documentary Films
And Im always hoping that one day Ill bring back this film to Japan, which hasnt happened yet…
So, Im very excited.
Black Box Diariesis a Hanashi Films, Cineric Creative and Star Sands Production.
Shiori Itō (wearing scarf) surrounded by Japanese media after a press conferenceMTV Documentary Films
It was produced by Eric Nyari, Hanna Aqvilin and Shiori Ito.
MTV Documentary Films also saw its short documentaryI Am Ready, Wardenmake theOscar shortlist announcedon Tuesday.
